Petition under way to let South Carolina, other states secede

Conservative political activist says secession not the answer

There are online petitions for people who support their states seceding from the United States.

Petition under way to let South Carolina, other states secede

Conservative political activist says secession not the answer

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Updated: 9:45 AM EST Nov 14, 2012

GREENVILLE, S.C. —

An online petition drive to secede is under way for South Carolina and 19 other states.

The requests were made through the White House website, "We the People," following the presidential election.

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As of Tuesday afternoon, one of the petitions filed on behalf of South Carolina had 15,545 signatures.

Harry Kibler, a conservative political activist and founder of the RINO Hunt, said many people thought he was among those to sign the petition.

"I'm a son of a Confederate veteran and I have a lot of pride in Southern history," Kibler told WYFF. "But I look at secession kind of as the nuclear option. It's the option of last resort."

States represented by petitions on the White House website are Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

Kibler said it's apparent that people have not really thought about what would happen.

"If states were to secede, who would get control of the nuclear weapons? Who would pay the Social Security benefits to seniors and those that are receiving those benefits?," Kibler said.

Kibler said being an informed and active citizen would better serve a constituent than signing a petition to secede.

"It's our responsibility as citizens to educate ourselves on the issues," Kibler said. "Being involved in the political spectrum doesn't have to be a spectator sport. You'd be very, very surprised to learn how just a phone call can make."

A White House media contact told WYFF that said if the number of signatures for a petition reaches 25,000 within 30 days, the administration will issue a response.